FESTIVAL MOZART
Waterloo International Chamber Music Festival
Waterloo / Belgium - Nagakute / Japan

Andrew Hardy, born in Baltimore, Maryland, began his solo career at 15, performing Max Bruch's G minor Concerto with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. He studied at the Peabody Conservatory of Johns Hopkins University, where he graduated with high distinction, winning first prizes in both Concerto and Recital competitions. His mentors included John Merrill, Berl Senofsky, Leon Fleisher, and Dorothy Delay. In 1983, he won the "Isaac Stern Special Prize" sponsored by Carnegie Hall and the Rockefeller Foundation. Hardy served as Co-Concertmaster and Soloist with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra (1985-1987) and later as Concertmaster and Soloist with the Folkwang Chamber Orchestra in Essen and the Württemberg Chamber Orchestra in Heilbronn. He has recorded extensively, earning international acclaim for his CDs, including Brahms's complete sonatas and Russian concertos with the Russian Symphony Orchestra. As a soloist and chamber musician, Hardy has performed across Europe, Russia, and the U.S., collaborating with renowned artists like Abdel Rahman El Bacha and Marie Hallynck. Since 2016, he has been the Artistic Director of the "ARTS’ifices" festival. Hardy plays on a 1783 Josef Guadagnini violin and an instrument crafted by his father in 2008.
 

Daniel Rubenstein has established himself as a concert violinist and violist, and on rare occasions as a pianist. He has performed as a soloist, in recitals, and in chamber music across Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Spain, Portugal, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Ireland, Bulgaria, Romania, Brazil, Turkey, Tunisia, Israel, South Korea, and Japan. This includes performances in prestigious venues such as the Grande Salle Henri Leboeuf and Studio 4 of Flagey in Brussels, the Koningin Elisabethzaal in Antwerp, the Manuel De Falla Auditorium in Granada, the National Auditorium of Murcia, the National Concert Hall in Dublin, the Jerusalem Henry Crown Symphony Hall, the Tel Aviv Museum, Kadıköy Süreyya in Istanbul, the Antalya Philharmonic, Minato Mirai in Yokohama, and more. An active chamber musician, he has performed a repertoire of over 200 works with renowned musicians. A committed Rubenstein is also committed to contemporary music, premiering nearly 40 compositions, many written or dedicated to him. He also premiered Aviya Kopelman's concerto for violin and oud in Israel. His discography of 14 CDs includes violin and viola recitals, chamber music, and world premieres. Several of his recordings have received excellent reviews from the international press (Gramophone, Crescendo, Klassik Heute, Fanfare). His extensive knowledge of chamber music on 3 instruments and 15 years of teaching chamber music at the Royal Conservatories of Brussels and Mons—enables him to curate an attractive and prestigious program.

Praised by international critics, notably in The Strad magazine, which gave her a glowing review after her acclaimed recital at Carnegie Hall (New York), Maja Bogdanovic  engagements have led her to debut as a soloist with the Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich, the Berliner Symphoniker at the prestigious Berlin Philharmonie, the Bergische Philharmonie, the Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra, the Macedonian Philharmonic Orchestra, the Orchestra del Teatro Civico Schio, the Lubbock Symphony, as well as concerts with the Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra and the Sydenham Festival Orchestra. Among her recent collaborations, Maja has performed with the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, the Munich Chamber Orchestra, the Serbian Radio Symphony Orchestra, the National Orchestra of the Pays de la Loire, the Wonju Philharmonic, the Salta Symphony Orchestra, the Morelia Philharmonic Orchestra, the Saint-Bartholomew Orchestra in London, the Vojvodina Symphony Orchestra, the Orchestre des Lauréats du Conservatoire de Paris, the New Europe Chamber Orchestra, as well as chamber orchestras such as the Sejong Soloists, Dušan Skovran, and St. George Strings. The quality of her performances as a soloist and chamber musician continues to be applauded around the world, in various venues and at internationally renowned festivals such as the Royal Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, the Muziekgebouw in Amsterdam, the Salle Pleyel, the Salle Gaveau, the Amphithéâtre de la Sorbonne, the Palais des Congrès in Nantes, the Prinzregententheater in Munich, the Radio France Festival in Montpellier, the Beauvais Cello Festival, the Périgord Noir Festival, the Giverny Festival, the Jeunes Talents Festival at the Hôtel de Soubise, Plaisir de Musiques in Annecy, the Arcachon Festival, Classiques d'Avenir in Biarritz, the Folles Journées de Nantes, La Roque d’Anthéron, the Zeist Festival, and the Amsterdam Cello Biennale in the Netherlands. Maja Bogdanovic dedicates a special place to contemporary music. Throughout her career, she has premiered works by some of the greatest living composers, such as Krzysztof Penderecki, Sofia Gubaidulina, Philip Sawyers, Nicolas Bacri, Eric Tanguy, Benjamin Yusupov, Ivan Jevtić, and Krzysztof Penderecki.

Marie Hallynck is a distinguished cellist, celebrated as both a soloist and chamber musician. She has graced prestigious venues like Amsterdam's Concertgebouw, Vienna's Musikverein, and London's Wigmore Hall, and has performed with renowned orchestras such as the St. Petersburg Philharmonic and the Orchestre National de Belgique. Hallynck co-founded the Kheops Ensemble in 2006, collaborating with esteemed musicians on a varied discography that spans from Beethoven to contemporary works. Her training includes mentorship under Félicien Doyen, Reine Flachot, Janos Starker, and Natalia Gutman. Hallynck has won numerous accolades, including prizes from the Eurovision classical music tournament and the Tromp competition, and she was named ‘Rising Star’ by the Association of European Concert Halls in 2001. Her recordings for labels like Harmonia Mundi and Warner Classics have received critical acclaim. A passionate advocate for contemporary music, she has premiered works by composers like Peter Swinnen and Dirk Brossé. Since the age of 19, Hallynck has been teaching at the Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles and serves on juries for prestigious international competitions. She plays a late 19th-century Italian cello attributed to Chiocchi.

Muhiddin Dürrüoğlu is a versatile pianist, composer, and teacher with a distinguished career. He began his musical education at the Ankara State Conservatory, studying piano and composition under Ilhan Baran, before continuing his training in Belgium and the United States with esteemed teachers like Jean-Claude Vanden Eynden and Edward Auer. Dürrüoğlu has won numerous national and international competitions, including the European Piano Competition, the Nany Philippart Competition, and the Belgian Vocation Foundation Award. His performances have taken him across Europe, Asia, and the Americas. A passionate chamber musician, he founded the Kheops Ensemble in 2006, collaborating with artists such as Ronald Van Spaendonck and Marie Hallynck. He also serves as a Professor at the Royal Conservatoire of Brussels and frequently gives masterclasses in Turkey, Belgium, and the United States. Dürrüoğlu’s recordings include the 2019 album *Fugitives* with the Kheops Ensemble, featuring his own compositions. His rich artistic journey continues to influence and inspire the world of classical music.
 

She has performed at prestigious festivals and venues in Belgium as well as in France, Norway, Luxembourg, Germany, Spain, Switzerland, Poland, Tunisia, and Japan, collaborated with renowned artists such as Marc Grauwels, Kohei Nishikawa, Pascal Moragues, Francis Orval, Tatiana Samouïl, Werner Bärtschi, and Alexander Dmitriev.​ She has commissioned and premiered several works by renowned composers, including Nicolas Bacri, David Loeb, and Jan Freidlin, with some premieres being world or Asian firsts. Her work has been praised in the international press, and she was invited as a commentator on Musiq’3 during the Ars Musica Festival 2018 in Brussels. An active pedagogue, Nozomi Kanda regularly teaches courses, seminars, and workshops in Belgium, France, Norway, and Japan. This year, she will inaugurate the first shinobue class in France, at the Conservatoire du Kremlin-Bicêtre in Paris.​ She studied with Akane Takahashi, Yasukazu Uemura, and Yukihiko Nishizawa at Ferris University in Yokohama, and later by Marc Grauwels in Belgium, Nozomi Kanda further studied under the guidance of Vincent Lucas and Vincent Cortvrint. ​She was trained the shinobue by Kohei Nishikawa, a leading figure in contemporary Japanese music, and Rio Tosha, a specialist in traditional music. 
 

Born in Venezuela, Frederik Camacho began studying violin at the age of 5 under Kelly Mendoza in San Cristobal, as part of the famous “El Sistema” program. At just 11, he won the Young Soloist prize at the Venezuelan Music Competition. In 2010, he distinguished himself once again by winning the special violin prize at the “Nuevo Mundo” music festival in Maracaibo. He has also been concertmaster of the Venezuelan National Children's Orchestra, under such renowned conductors as Sir Simon Rattle and Gustavo Dudamel. Frederik Camacho is the recipient of several prestigious awards, including the Dénéréaz and Max Jost Foundations, the Rotary Club's Young Talent Prize, the Lausanne Conservatory Foundation, and the Boston Institute of Music. In 2016, he was a finalist in the International Yamaha Violin Competition in Switzerland. In 2015, he was admitted to the Haute École de Musique de Lausanne in Virginie Robilliard's violin class. In 2020, he continues his violin studies at the Conservatoire Royal de Mons under the tutelage of Daniel Rubenstein. In 2024, he also obtained a Master's degree in viola in Marc Sabbah's class. Frederik Camacho plays on a 1907 violin by Charles Resouche, once owned by the great violinist Tibor Varga, as well as on a viola made by Alberto Menchen in 2022. He performs regularly with the Orchestre National de Belgique, the Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège and the Orchestre Royal de Chambre de Wallonie. In chamber music, he has shared the stage with such renowned musicians as Daniel Rubenstein, David Cohen, Marc Sabbah, Virginie Robilliard, Wibert Aerts, Simona Bonfiglioli, Harold Hirtz and Jérôme Fruchart.

Daniel Rowland, born in London and raised in the Netherlands, studied violin with renowned teachers including Davina van Wely, Viktor Liberman, and Igor Oistrakh. He also trained with Herman Krebbers, Ruggiero Ricci, and Ivry Gitlis. Rowland has won several prestigious awards, such as the Brahms Prize and the Oskar Back Competition, making his debut at the Concertgebouw in 1992 with Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto. This launched his international career as a soloist and chamber musician. A passionate chamber musician, Rowland has performed with artists like Ivry Gitlis, Heinz Holliger, and Elvis Costello. He frequently appears at top chamber music festivals worldwide, including Kuhmo, Stellenbosch, and Rio de Janeiro. He forms a highly praised duo with pianist Natacha Kudritskaya, and with cellist Maja Bogdanovic, with whom he recorded "Pas de deux," featuring five world premieres. In 2005, Rowland founded the Stift International Music Festival in the Netherlands. Since 2007, he has been the first violinist of the renowned Brodsky String Quartet. Rowland teaches at the Royal College of Music in London and is a guest professor at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music & Drama. He plays a 1776 Lorenzo Storioni violin.
 

Ulrich Eichenauer, viola, has been principal viola of the Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra for several years and is a member of the faculty of the Detmold Musikhochschule, where he previously studied with Anneke Fleiner and Nobuko Imai, among others. During his studies, Ulrich Eichenauer took masterclasses with Paul Tortelier, Serge Collot, Emanuel Hurwitz, William Pleeth and the Melos Quartet. He has a very busy schedule as a soloist and chamber musician. He was a guest artist at the Marlboro Music Festival in Vermont, where he played with artists such as Paul Tortelier, Siegfried Palm, Bruno Canino and members of the Guarneri Quartet and the Beaux Arts Trio. Since then, he has toured extensively with the ‘Musiciens de Marlboro’ in the United States and Europe. Mr Eichenauer performs at numerous international festivals in Europe and the United States, and has appeared as soloist with various German symphony orchestras and as a member of the Mendelssohn Quartet (New York). As a soloist, he gave the world premiere of the rediscovered Viola Concerto by Johann Sebastian Bach. Ulrich Eichenauer is on the faculty of the North Carolina School of the Arts. He has recorded for the Sony Classical, BIS and Dresdner Compact Disc labels, among others. His latest CD features works for solo viola by Max Reger and Paul Hindemith.

Henri Bonamy studied at the Paris Conservatoire Supérieur and continued his piano training with Dmitri Bashkirov at the Reina Sofia School of Music in Madrid. He later completed masterclass diplomas at the University of Music and Performing Arts Munich under pianist Elisso Wirssaladze and in orchestral conducting under Bruno Weil. The guidance of Stephen Kovacevic, Radu Lupu, and Yakov Kreizberg was revolutionary for his musical career. As a pianist, Henri Bonamy has performed at venues such as the Herkulessaal, the Philharmonie am Gasteig in Munich, the National Auditorium in Madrid, the Auditorium of the Louvre, as well as at the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Festival and the Enescu Festival in Bucharest. He has played under the direction of conductors like Jesus Lopez-Cobos and Andrey Boreyko. He regularly participates in chamber music projects, collaborating with partners such as Julia Fischer, Wen-Sinn Yang, and Wen Xiao Zheng. Henri Bonamy is the artistic director of the Isartal Philharmonic Orchestra, and he has conducted, among others, the Munich Symphony Orchestra, the Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra, the Meiningen Court Orchestra, the Oktopus Ensemble, the Georgian Chamber Orchestra of Ingolstadt, and the National Opera of Brașov. His varied activities also include conducting the Munich Youth Orchestra, the Children's Symphony Orchestra founded by Julia Fischer, and several years of teaching piano in Busan and Seoul (South Korea). On the occasion of Chopin's anniversary, Henri Bonamy participated in the complete recording of the composer for France Télévision at the Salle Pleyel in Paris. His work includes productions for Bayerischer Rundfunk and recordings for the Genuin label in Leipzig.

Dalia Ouziel has performed on pianos across the globe, primarily as a chamber musician but also as a soloist, throughout Europe, as well as in the USA, Canada, Israel, Africa, and South America. A renowned chamber musician, the list of those she has collaborated with is impressive: Alexander Dmitriev, Vladimir Mendelssohn, Robert Levin, Mihaela Martin, Frans Helmerson, Olivier Charlier, Matt Haïmovitz, Massimo Quarta, Alexander Rudin, Roland Pöntinen, Robert Cohen, Gil Sharon, Truls Mork, Hagai Shaham, Eugène Fodor, Philippe Hirshhorn, Vadim Repin, the Sharon Quartet, the Amati Ensemble, and more. She has also performed for five decades with violinist Jerrold Rubenstein, covering an impressive repertoire of over a hundred sonatas and duos. For nearly 20 years, she was part of the Belgium Piano Trio, with whom she gave nearly 400 concerts. She also played with the Guarneri Ensemble and has been in a duo with Orit Ouziel since 1977. All these activities are reflected in a discography of over 30 records and CDs, which have received excellent reviews from the international specialized press. A respected pedagogue, she taught at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels before serving as a piano professor at the Royal Conservatory of Mons and as a special professor at the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel. Dalia Ouziel is also a founding member of the Festival Mozart, where she served as artistic director from 1996 to 2008.

David Lively, a French-American pianist, is celebrated for his remarkable achievements in international competitions, including the Concours International Long-Thibaud, the Queen Elisabeth Competition, and the Tchaikovsky Competition, where he won the Special Prize for Contemporary Music. He has performed with renowned orchestras under conductors like Sir Simon Rattle, Sir Colin Davis, and Michael Tilson Thomas. His discography features rare and challenging works, including the complete recording of Furtwängler’s Sinfonisches Konzert and Joseph Marx's concertos. In January 2024, Lively performed Busoni’s Concerto for Piano Orchestra and Male Choir in Paris to commemorate the composer's centenary, earning rave reviews. A strong advocate for contemporary music, Lively has premiered and recorded works by composers like Philippe Boesmans and William Blank, with the latter's concerto Reflecting Black written specifically for him. Lively, a passionate interpreter of early 20th-century French music, teaches at the Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris and has recorded the complete Nocturnes by Gabriel Fauré. His upcoming projects include a new recording of Bach's Art of Fugue. He is also a founding member of ADAP, an association of artists advocating for peace.

Guillaume Duby, born in 2002, is currently studying in Mons, Belgium. He is concertmeister of the Young Belgian Strings and the National Youth Orchestra of the Netherlands, and has performed in such prestigious venues as Vienna's Musikverein, Brussels' Palais des Beaux-Arts, the Philharmonie de Paris and the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel. He began learning the violin at the age of 5, first studying at the Académie de Mons under Jean Noel Delferière until he was 14. He was then admitted to the Conservatoire Royal de Mons as a “Jeune Talent”, where he studied with Daniel Rubenstein. During this period, he took part in masterclasses with renowned artists such as Ivry Gitlis and the Quatuor Danel. At the age of 17, he made his solo debut with the Pro Juventute Orchestra, performing Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto. This period also marked his entry into the Young Belgian Strings, becoming the youngest musician to join this orchestra. In 2020, Guillaume won the competition organized by Orpheus Classical. Since 2023, he has been a member of Karavan Vivaldi, an ensemble founded by Lorenzo Gatto. That same year, he took second place in the Chicago Violin Trophy. In 2024, he passed the audition for concertmaster of the Dutch National Youth Orchestra and became a finalist in the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Academy. Starting next year, Guillaume Duby will continue his studies under the tutelage of Ilya Grubert at the Amsterdam Conservatory.